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The Frio River has three primary tributaries; the East, West, and Dry Frio Rivers. The West Frio River rises from springs in northeastern Real County and joins with the East Frio River near the town of Leakey; the Dry Frio River joins northeast of Uvalde. The river flows generally southeast for 200 miles until it empties into the Nueces River ...
Frio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,385. [1] The county seat is Pearsall. [2] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1871. [3] Frio is named for the Frio River, whose name is Spanish for "cold". [4]
It impounds water from the Frio River shortly before the river's confluence with the Nueces River. The reservoir covers 25,670 acres (103.9 km 2 ) in Live Oak and McMullen counties, and has a capacity of more than 695,000 acre-feet (857,000,000 m 3 ) of water.
1868: Theophilus Watkins, F. Smith and Newman Patterson construct a gravity flow irrigation canal from the Frio River that operates for a century. [7] [8] 1879: Indians attack and kill Jennie Coalson, wife of Nic Coalson, and two children at Half Moon Prairie. [9] 1881: Lipan Apaches strike the McLauren home at Buzzard's Roost in the Frio Canyon.
Hondo Creek is a tributary of the Frio River in Texas that rises in Bandera County northwest of Tarpley and runs approximately 67 miles to its mouth near Pearsall, Texas. The creek crosses through three counties including Bandera, Medina , and Frio .
Frio River • average: 29.78 cu ft/s (0.843 m 3 /s) at mouth with Frio River: Basin features; Progression: Frio River → Nueces River → Nueces Bay → Corpus Cristi Bay → Gulf of Mexico: River system: Frio River: Tributaries • left: Bailey Creek Hackberry Creek Dinner Creek • right: Little Blanco Creek: Bridges
Frio River in Concan, June 2009. The community sits along the Frio River, close to Garner State Park and is a popular destination for summer vacationers. It is known for excellent birdwatching in the spring. A Roy Bechtol-designed 18-hole golf course called Concan Country Club or the Golf Club at Concan is open to the public.
The city is named for its proximity to three rivers, the Atascosa River, the Frio River, and the Nueces River (the Atascosa joins the Frio north of the city, while the Frio joins the Nueces south of the city). [7] Originally named Hamiltonburg, the city name was changed when mail meant for the city was accidentally delivered to Hamilton, Texas ...